Herdr joins Y Combinator, keeps runtime open source

Herdr is joining Y Combinator. The runtime stays open

Can, the solo developer behind Herdr, announces that the open-source agent runtime is joining Y Combinator's F26 batch. Herdr, which has gained 25k GitHub stars and 340k downloads, offers a terminal-based runtime and TUI for managing coding agents. The core remains free under Apache-2.0, with plans to build a connected experience across machines and expand the ecosystem of clients and plugins.